MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Officials of the Association of Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters on Monday said that the Afghan carpet industry has recently progressed but Afghan carpets are still being exported to other countries as Pakistani product.
The officials, who attended a meeting to introduce the newly-appointed head of their union in the north, said the carpet industry had started booming recently, but there were problems with exports.
Mohammad Omar Sewar, deputy chairman of the Afghanistan Carpet Exporters and Manufacturers Association, attributed the growth of the industry to drought and agricultural problems in Afghanistan, forcing farmers to switch to . . .
